Non-refillable bottle.



W. CHRISTOPHER. L

NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.20, 1912.

1,047,748. Patented B66411912.

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`CQLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 2:0.,WASHINGTON. D. C.

JNVENTOR WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER, OF 'lONAANDA,l NEW YORK. n

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

specification or Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

Application led February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,898. l

To al whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CHRISTO- PHER, va citizen of the UnitedStates, `residing at Tonawanda, county of Erie, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsinNon-Re-- fillable Bottles, yof which thefollowing is aspecification. n

. This invention relates to non-refillable bottles.

bottle, first, a valve of novel construction and also combined with itsseat in a new manner, whereby it will be impossible to force orintroduce liquid past the valve, re-

gardless of the means employed to accom- `plish such refilling.

' To that end, the invention embodies, first,

ya valve having wings and a cap arrangedto coperatewith thevalve-seatinj a new man 4ner and, further, in the provision of a valve fas aforesaid, which has inserts of new form between the wings, wherebyany fluid which may be forced into the bottle neck will effectually sealthe valve and, further, the inserts will throw the fluid aside andresist its tendency to enter the valve and seat.

i 'Another obj ect of the invention is the pro-v` vision of a noveloperatingidevice for the valve ofa non-refillablebottle, whereby thefluidmay be readily poured from the bottle,

but upon the first movement of the bottle i toward an upright position,the valve will be instantly closed. Thisl object is carried out by theprovision, in connection with the valve, of a pendant having a free orloose i connectio-n with the valve and provided with a circular baseadapted to coperate with the bottle and eXert a leverage on the valve toclose it immediately the bottle necky is raised toward an uprightposition, the circular base being provided with openings.

A still further object is the provision of a novel frame adapted toautomatically lock when pushed into the bottle neck and having y newmeans for holding a `valve guard or baffle, as also a baflie of novelconstruction; theseobjects being accomplished by the provision of asheet'metal stamping adapted to be combined with a cork or stopperhaving a seat for the valve and providedV ywith struck-up spring armsvor catches adapted to engage devices inside the bottle neckto lock theframe and stopper in position and,

further, internal beads for confining against their upward or downwardmotion the bafiie y platel or bottle guard. i

valve guard; F ig. 4, a detail perspectiveofl i the valve; 'and Fig.L15, a view looking to@-` My object is to provide, 1n a nonrefillableward the base of thependant.

The bottle or receptacle l and neck 2 preferably be. blown from jglass,as usual with `bo ttlesan'd provided with asomewhat tapered` stopperseat 3 where the neck joins the body, while in the upperjpart of thevIne'ck there will .be blown anv internal annular groove 4. rThe seat 3is designed to receive a will,

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corkor other suitable stopper, through which passes a tube Ggwhichprojectssomewhat above the stopper as at 7 to vconstitute a seat forthecap of the valve. suitably. i

secured vto the stopper and surmo-unting it is a framey `'which ispreferably stamped fromy sheet metal, such as steel, andhas a ring 8,

which surrounds the tube 6, arms 9 rising therefrom and substantiallysemi-circular shell portionsflO whichare provided with struck-up nspringy fingers 11` adapted to snap into the groove 4 Lwhen thedevice isinsertedzin the bottle neck.v The shell portions are provided" withinternal upper and lower beads 12 and 13.

Located between and byr the beads 12 and 13 against either vupwardorldownward movementV is thebaffle .or valveguard which 1 may beformedjof met-al, porcelain, glass or any other suitable material,having a cir-y n cular base 14, baflies 15 andopenings 16 under thebaffles. The bafllesare of sector shape and their edges conform to theinner surfaces of the shell members. The base of the baffle bearsagainst the lower bead 13 and the baffles themselves against the up" perbea-d 12, whereby the baffle is prevented from having either upward ordownward movement.

Thevalve 17 has a stem composed of from the outer edges of the wings kofthe .y

valve a littllefgreater distance than the `thickness of the wall of thetube 6, and in consequence, the cap is adapted to telescope down overthe projecting upper end 7 of the tube and to rest upon the stopper. Inthe spaces between the wing's of the valve there are provided inclinedshoulders 20, and the valve is preferably made completely solid andcircular where it lies within the cap. This form of valve possesses verygreat advantages over any valve heretofore 'used in a non-retillablebottle, so far as I am aware, for it absolutely prevents any suchmanipulation as will permit fluid to be introduced past the valve intothe. bottle, The telescoping of the cap over the upper end 7 of the tubecauses a fluid seal to be formed between the cap and the tube if it isattempted to introduce fluid into the bottle and the very act of suchintroduction elficiently seals the valve. Furthermore, the inclinedshoulders 20 throw the liquid out beyond the tube end 7 and prevent itfrom entering the tube, and thus perfect the fluid seal when fluid isattempted to be forced into the bottle. It liquid is poured into then-eck ot' the bottle, it at once settles aroundI the cap el the valveand makes an airtight joint. It will be seen that the air in the bottlewill not permit any liquid to enter, until some of the confined air isallowed toV escape and such escape of the conlined air is ellicientlyprevented by the liquid around the cap. The baille prevents theinsertion of any instrument for the purpose of raising the valve andholding it oft1 its seat.

To automatically seat the valve when the bottle is in upright positionand to permit the valve to open for purposes of 'pouring the liquid fromthe bottle, I provide a pendent valve-closing weight 2l which limits theopening of the valve and also pulls the valve closed. This pendant ispreferably of the novel construction shown, being' provided with acircular Abase 22 having openings 23V for the free passage of the fluidfrom the bottle. rIhe lower end of the valve is provided with an eye 24-which receives a hook 25 connected to the center of the base 22 of theweight. Regardless of the position of the bottle, a portion of the basewill rest against the bottle so that upon the slightest upward movementof th-e neck toward vertical position, the leverage exerted by theweight will cause an instantaneous closing of thevalve and as the valveis free to turn on its longitudinal axis in the tube 6, the innnediateopening of the valve when the bottle is tilted and its instantaneousclosing when raised, is insured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is z* l. In a non-rellable bottle, thecombination with a tubular valve-seat, of avalve having a tubularinverted cap adapted to telescope over said valve seat, and a. stemprovided with wings which slide in the valve-seat, and with sloping orinclined parts on its stem adjacent the said cap and between the wingsaforesaid, said parts being adapted to divert the liquid, and a pendantfor said valve adapted to normally keep it telescoped over its seat.

2. In a non-retlllable bottle, a valve guard holding frame of springysheet metal having a lower ring fitting the bottle neck, and upwardlyextending arms provided with substantially semicircular parts fittingthe bottle neck and having struck-up fingers adapted to engage thebottle neck.

3. In a non-reillable bottle, a valve guard holding frame of springysheet metal having a lower ring, upwardly extending arms provided withsubstantially semicircular parts having struck-up lingers adapted toengage the bottle neck, said frame having upper and lower internalbeads, a valve guard held between and by both of said beads, a valvecontrolling` the opening in the ring of the arm, and a pendant for saidvalve.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

VILLIAM CHRISTOPHER.

Witnesses ALBERT W. SOUTHALL, ELIAS Rooi".

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